Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults

von  Bruhn Hinn�, T.; Keates, S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21663-3_18

Speaker Identification: Variations of a Human voice (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Kinkiri, S., & Keates, S. (2020). Speaker Identification: Variations of a Human voice. In 2020 International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communication Engineering (ICACCE). https://doi.org/10.1109/icacce49060.2020.9154998

Communication is an essential part of human life. We humans use speech (words) to convey information to each other. Vocal tract characteristics in a human voice help identify a speaker. However, human speech signals are language independent and infor... Read More about Speaker Identification: Variations of a Human voice.

Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired: Optimizing Frame Rate (Freshness) to Improve the Performance of Real-Time Objects Detection Application (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Barakat, B., Steponenaite, A., Lall, G. S., Arshad, K., Wassell, I. J., & Keates, S. (2020). Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired: Optimizing Frame Rate (Freshness) to Improve the Performance of Real-Time Objects Detection Application. In Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Practice: Proceedings, Part II (479-492). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49108-6_34

It has been 100+ years since the world’s first commercial radio station started. This century witnessed several astonishing inventions (e.g. the computer, internet and mobiles) that have shaped the way we work and socialize. With the start of a new d... Read More about Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired: Optimizing Frame Rate (Freshness) to Improve the Performance of Real-Time Objects Detection Application.

Phonemes: An Explanatory Study Applied to Identify a Speaker (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Kinkiri, S., Barakat, B., & Keates, S. (2020). Phonemes: An Explanatory Study Applied to Identify a Speaker. In Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences (58-68). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6318-8_6

Speaker Identification (SI) is a process of identifying a speaker automatically via a machine using the speaker’s voice. In SI, one speaker’s voice is compared with n- number of speakers’ templates within the reference database to find the best match... Read More about Phonemes: An Explanatory Study Applied to Identify a Speaker.

How to Measure the Average and Peak Age of Information in Real Networks? (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Barakat, B., Yassine, H., Keates, S., Wassell, I., & Arshad, K. (2019). How to Measure the Average and Peak Age of Information in Real Networks?.

The Age of information (AoI) was proposed in the literature to quantify the freshness of information. The majority of the work done in this area has theoretically evaluated AoI and its Peak (PAoI). In this paper, a method for obtaining the value of A... Read More about How to Measure the Average and Peak Age of Information in Real Networks?.

Adaptive Status Arrivals Policy (ASAP) Delivering Fresh Information (Minimise Peak Age) in Real World Scenarios (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Barakat, B., Keates, S., Wassell, I., & Arshad, K. (2019). Adaptive Status Arrivals Policy (ASAP) Delivering Fresh Information (Minimise Peak Age) in Real World Scenarios. In Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodality and Assistive Environments (419-430). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23563-5_33

Real-time systems make their decisions based on information communicated from sensors. Consequently, delivering information in a timely manner is critical to such systems. In this paper, a policy for delivering fresh information (or minimising the Pe... Read More about Adaptive Status Arrivals Policy (ASAP) Delivering Fresh Information (Minimise Peak Age) in Real World Scenarios.

Universal Access: The Challenges Ahead (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S. (2019). Universal Access: The Challenges Ahead. In Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Theory, Methods and Tools (100-112). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23560-4_8

It is approaching 20 years since the first issue of the International Journal on Universal Access was published and also that the first International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction was held. This paper reflects on how th... Read More about Universal Access: The Challenges Ahead.

Deriving Machine to Machine (M2M) Traffic Model from Communication Model (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Barakat, B., Keates, S., Arshad, K., & Wassell, I. J. (2019). Deriving Machine to Machine (M2M) Traffic Model from Communication Model. In The Fifth International Symposium on Innovation in Information and Communication Technology (ISIICT 2018) (27-31). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIICT.2018.8613727

The typical traffic models proposed in literature can be considered as heuristic models since they only reflect the stochastic characteristic of the generated traffic. In this paper, we propose a model for M2M communications that generates the traffi... Read More about Deriving Machine to Machine (M2M) Traffic Model from Communication Model.

The benefits of contextual information for speech recognition systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Kinch, M. W., Melis, W. J., & Keates, S. (2018). The benefits of contextual information for speech recognition systems. In The 10th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/CEEC.2018.8674204

This paper demonstrates the significance of using contextual information in machine learning and speech recognition. While the benefits of contextual information in human communication are widely known, their significance is rarely explored or discus... Read More about The benefits of contextual information for speech recognition systems.

When Universal Access does not go to plan: Lessons to be learned (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S. (2018). When Universal Access does not go to plan: Lessons to be learned. In M. Antona, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), 12th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI 2018), Proceedings, Part I (75-90). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92049-8_6

While the theory of designing for Universal Access is increasingly understood, there remain persistent issues over realising products and systems that meet the goal of being accessible and usable by the broadest possible set of users. Clearly product... Read More about When Universal Access does not go to plan: Lessons to be learned.

Reviewing the current state of machine learning for artificial intelligence with regards to the use of contextual information (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Kinch, M. W., Melis, W. J., & Keates, S. (2017). Reviewing the current state of machine learning for artificial intelligence with regards to the use of contextual information. In The Second Medway Engineering Conference on Systems: Efficiency, Sustainability and Modelling

This paper will consider the current state of Machine Learning for Artificial Intelligence, more specifically for applications, such as: Speech Recognition, Game Playing and Image Processing. The artificial world tends to make limited use of context... Read More about Reviewing the current state of machine learning for artificial intelligence with regards to the use of contextual information.

Machine learning for voice recognition (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Kinkiri, S., Melis, W. J., & Keates, S. (2017). Machine learning for voice recognition. In The Second Medway Engineering Conference on Systems: Efficiency, Sustainability and Modelling

Verbal communication is very important to us humans, but using thisperforming verbal communication to communicateion with machines still faces particular challenges. Therefore, researchers are trying to find ways to make communication with a machine... Read More about Machine learning for voice recognition.

Generalized proportional fair (GPF) scheduler for LTE-A (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Aramide, S. O., Barakat, B., Wang, Y., Keates, S., & Arshad, K. (2017). Generalized proportional fair (GPF) scheduler for LTE-A. In 2017 9th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC) (128-132). https://doi.org/10.1109/CEEC.2017.8101612

The growth of wireless traffic and the demand for higher data rates motivated researchers around the world to enhance the Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) performance. Recently, a considerable amount of the research had been done to optimise the... Read More about Generalized proportional fair (GPF) scheduler for LTE-A.

Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXI (2017)
Conference Proceeding
(2017). Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXI. In X. Gao, M. E. Souri, & S. Keates (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 32nd National Conference on Manufacturing Research

No abstract available. Official url https://www.iospress.nl/book/advances-in-manufacturing-technology-xxxi/

Robotic assistants for universal access (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S., & Kyberd, P. J. (2017). Robotic assistants for universal access. In UAHCI 2017: Universal Access in Human?Computer Interaction. Human and Technological Environments (527-538). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58700-4_43

Much research is now focusing on how technology is moving away from the traditional computer to a range of smart devices in smart environments, the so-called Internet of Things. With this increase in computing power and decrease in form factor, we ar... Read More about Robotic assistants for universal access.

Defining Acceptable Interaction for Universal Access (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S. (2015). Defining Acceptable Interaction for Universal Access. In M. Antona, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to Today's Technologies (54-63). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20678-3_6

Many new assistive input systems developed to meet the needs of users with functional impairments fail to make it out of the research laboratory and into regular use by the intended users. This paper examines some of the reasons for this and focuses... Read More about Defining Acceptable Interaction for Universal Access.

The role of simulation in designing for universal access. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S., & Looms, P. O. (2014). The role of simulation in designing for universal access. In C. Stephanidis, & M. Antona (Eds.), Universal access in human-computer interaction. Design and development methods for universal access: 8th International Conference, UAHCI 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part I (54-63). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07437-5_6

It is known that the adoption of user-centred design processes can lead to more universally accessible products and services. However, the most frequently cited approach to user-centred design, i.e. participatory design, can be both problematic and e... Read More about The role of simulation in designing for universal access..

The future of universal access? merging computing, design and engineering (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S., Bradley, D., & Sapeluk, A. (2013). The future of universal access? merging computing, design and engineering. In S. Constantine, & M. Antona (Eds.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services for Quality of Life: 7th International Conference, UAHCI 2013. Proceedings, Part III (54-63). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39194-1_7

Technology is advancing at a fast pace while the shape and nature of computers continues to evolve, with tablets and smartphones illustrating the move away from the traditional notion of a laptop or desktop computer. Similarly, networking and sensing... Read More about The future of universal access? merging computing, design and engineering.

eHealth and the internet of things (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Ball, L., Szymkowiak, A., Keates, S., Bradley, D., & Brownsell, S. (2013). eHealth and the internet of things. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Embedded Computing and Communication Systems (139-142). https://doi.org/10.5220/0004336701390142

To respond to an ageing population, eHealth strategies offer significant opportunities in achieving a balanced and sustainable healthcare infrastructure. Advances in technology both at the sensor and device levels and in respect of information techno... Read More about eHealth and the internet of things.

Teaching the next generation of universal access designers: a case study (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Keates, S. (2011). Teaching the next generation of universal access designers: a case study. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design for All and eInclusion: 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Proceedings, Part I (70-79). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21672-5_9

This paper describes the development of the ?Usability and Accessibility? course for M.Sc. students at the IT University of Copenhagen. The aim is to examine whether this course provides an effective and useful method for raising the issues around Un... Read More about Teaching the next generation of universal access designers: a case study.

Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults (2011)
Conference Proceeding
von Bruhn Hinné, T., & Keates, S. (2011). Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design for All and eInclusion: 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Proceedings, Part II (166-175). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21663-3_18

This paper examines how motion sensitive remote control devices can improve the usability of television sets for older adults. It investigates the use of a pointing remote control where the actions are read and selected on the TV screen by a group of... Read More about Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults.

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